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Currently exist "no preparations" for US President Donald Trump to confer with Russian President Vladimir Putin "anytime soon", a White House official has declared.

Last Thursday Trump said he and the Russian president would meet in Budapest soon to examine the war in Ukraine.

A planning session between America's top diplomat Secretary Rubio and his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Lavrov was scheduled to occur recently - but the White House clarified the two had had a "constructive" discussion and that a meeting was no longer "necessary".

The administration declined to provide further information on the reason the negotiations had been put on hold.

Previous Developments

The US president had discussed a Hungarian meeting via telephone with Putin, a day before hosting Ukrainian President President Zelensky in the White House.

Various sources claimed his talks with the Ukrainian leader had been a "contentious discussion", with sources claiming the president had pushed him to cede extensive regions of Ukraine's east as part of a agreement with Moscow.

Yet, on this week Trump embraced a peace initiative endorsed by Kyiv and EU officials to pause the war on the present positions.

"Freeze the lines the way it is," he said.

Russia has frequently resisted against halting the present battle positions.

The Russian government was exclusively seeking "enduring stability", Russia's foreign minister stated on Tuesday, suggesting that halting hostilities would merely represent a short-term truce.

Political Perspectives

The "underlying reasons" of the conflict demanded attention, Lavrov emphasized, using Moscow's terminology for a range of extensive requirements that involve the acknowledgment of complete Moscow control over the Donbas as well as the disarmament of Ukraine – a impossible condition for Kyiv and its Western allies.

The Ukrainian president said conversations concerning the front line were the "commencement of dialogue" but that Moscow was "doing everything" to avoid diplomacy.

He further commented the sole subject that could make Moscow "pay attention" was that of the delivery of distance-capable munitions to the Ukrainian military.

Strategic Factors

Putin's spontaneous discussion with Trump recently occurred before rumors that the United States was considering delivering long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine that could potentially strike deep into Russia.

The Ukrainian leader stated it was the missile discussion that had pressured the Kremlin to engage in discussion. The conversation concerning the weapons systems had proven to be a "significant input" in negotiations", he remarked.